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It’s been a breathtakingly busy few weeks in the world of Google Chrome security and the pace doesn’t appear to be slowing down. Hot on the heels of two emergency fixes for in-the-wild exploits, and confirmation of a record number of Chromium zero-days across 2021, comes another truly massive security update for billions of Chrome users. How massive would that be? Well, newly confirmed stable channel update for desktop which takes Google Chrome to version 101.0.4951.41 for Windows, Mac and… Source link

Google wants you to update your Chrome browser to deploy a new wave of software fixes to patch some security flaws. A software update is being rolled out over the coming days and weeks for Chrome on PCs, Macs and Linux, and other browsers that use Google code such as Microsoft Edge, Google said in a blog post dated April 26. Among the 30 security fixes are seven deemed high level threats. Google doesn’t break out specifics on the details of the software bugs being addressed – or potential… Source link

Google is trying to make it easier for Chrome users to install useful extensions without having to scrutinize where they come from. The company says it has begun applying two new badges to extensions. The first, Featured, looks like a prize ribbon and will be displayed on extensions that “follow our technical best practices and meet a high standard of user experience and design.” Google says this is a manual process that involves evaluating extensions for an “enjoyable and… Source link

Billions of Chrome users to get third emergency security update in as many weeks Getty Images April 17 Update below. This post was originally published on April 14 Google has now released three emergency, out-of-band, security updates for the Chrome browser in as many weeks. What’s more this one, like the first, is to fix a high-severity zero-day vulnerability that is already being exploited by attackers. Three emergency Google Chrome security updates in… Source link

Billions of Chrome users to get third emergency security update in as many weeks Getty Images Google has now released three emergency, out-of-band, security updates for the Chrome browser in as many weeks. What’s more this one, like the first, is to fix a high-severity zero-day vulnerability that is already being exploited by attackers. Three emergency Google Chrome security updates in three weeks Google issued yet another emergency security update for all… Source link

Recent Chrome OS updates have broken the camera on some Chromebooks for some users, as reported by About Chromebooks, but Google said Thursday it released a fix. Some bug reports found by About Chromebooks before the fix was available listed differing issues; one said the camera “simply does not work,” while another said the camera is “unable to focus properly.” People also reported problems across a few different updates, with at least one dating back to Chrome 97. (Chrome OS is… Source link

Google is adding a new “step-by-step guided tour” of privacy and security settings in Chrome to sift through the many available controls, the company announced Wednesday. The new guide will include separate pages about some settings, each containing descriptions of what happens when a feature is turned on. There will also be notes on “things to consider,” such as the fact that turning history sync on means that the URLs you visit will be saved to your Google account. You can… Source link

Google has urged Chrome users to update as yet another emergency security fix is released. Here’s what you need to know. A little over a week ago, I warned readers that Google had issued a very rare emergency update for all 3.2 billion Chrome users. Rare because this was a security update that patched a solitary security vulnerability. As for the emergency, Google confirmed that an exploit had been seen in the wild and that means attacks were already underway. Fast forward to now and… Source link

Your gadgets could be in grave danger – and it’s all linked to a simple Google Chrome mistake. Cyber experts have warned that not taking care of the Google web browser could put you at risk of major hack attacks. It’s all linked to updates – and if you don’t install them, it’s bad news. Just this week, Google was forced to rush out an emergency update to stop a “high severity” bug from being exploited. But if you don’t install updates that… Source link

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